Mt. Leo nursery set

The King’s Garden Nursery in Mt. Leo is preparing for its grand opening celebration on Mother’s Day weekend (which is next weekend for anyone who is about to get caught flat-footed).

The main message owners Darel and Belinda Puller want to convey is they are open for business and are ready to serve both retail and wholesale customers.

‘We have a retail garden center,’ said Belinda. ‘We are not just wholesale. We want people to come in for their vegetables, for their flowers, shrubs and trees. We keep a good selection.’

The Pullers operated a plant nursery in Florida several years ago but with much different inventory. Palm trees, for example, were a staple item.

Palm trees aren’t so prominent at The King’s Garden Nursery, but there is a wide selection of hanging baskets, ground cover, trees, and there are some tropical plants available.

‘We carry all the things people usually buy, but we also have some unusual tropical items too,’ said Belinda, who indicated other nursery owners have been extremely helpful. ‘We always heard the nursery business around here is cut throat but that hasn’t been the case at all. People have gone out of their way to really help us get started.’

Belinda wanted to thank the following nursery folks for their help: Sandra Panter, Powell and Tula May Dykes, Terry and Johnny Hines, Steve Scott, Jerry Keel, Ronnie and Dianah Powell and G.D. Bess.

Belinda’s daughter, Tamara Myers, says the idea is to have The King’s Garden become a place for one-stop nursery shopping. That will include mulch, soil and decorative pots.

‘We have a garden center side and we have a landscaping side,’ said Tamara. ‘We want to have a variety and have some niche items too.’

King’s Garden Nursery is open Monday thru Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The phone number is 507-GROW.